The Rotron RT600 is a series
British aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...
s, designed and produced by
Rotron Power Ltd
Rotron Power Limited is a British aircraft engine manufacturer based in Semley, Wiltshire. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of Wankel engines for unmanned aerial vehicles, light aircraft and helicopters.Tacke, Willi; Marin ...
of
Semley, Wiltshire for use in
unmanned aerial vehicles
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,
light aircraft and
helicopter
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s.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 260-261. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The engine is a dual-rotor
Wankel engine
The Wankel engine (, ) is a type of internal combustion engine using an Eccentric (mechanism), eccentric rotary combustion engine, rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. It was invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, and desi ...
, displacement, liquid-cooled, petroleum/jet fuel engine design. It can be employed direct-drive or with a toothed poly V belt
reduction drive. It employs dual
electronic ignition and produces at 7500 rpm, depending on the model.
Variants
;RT600 Jet-A1
:Model that runs on
Jet A-1 fuel, with a
compression ratio
The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values.
A fundamental specification for such engines, it is measured two ways: the stati ...
of 8.5:1 and produces at 7500 rpm.
;RT600 LCR
:Model that runs on petroleum or
avgas
Avgas (aviation gasoline, also known as aviation spirit in the UK) is an aviation fuel used in aircraft with spark-ignited internal combustion engines. ''Avgas'' is distinguished from conventional gasoline (petrol) used in motor vehicles, w ...
, with a compression ratio of 9.6:1 and produces at 7500 rpm.
;RT600 LCR-EXE
:Model that runs on petroleum or avgas, with a compression ratio of 9.6:1 and produces at 5000 rpm.
;RT600 XE
:Model that runs on petroleum, with a compression ratio of 9.5:1 and produces at 7500 rpm.
Specifications (Rotron RT600 Jet-A1)
See also
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.rotronuav.com/engines/rt-600
Rotron aircraft engines
Pistonless rotary engine